Bringing Afghanistan & Pakistan close: Will China’s efforts bear fruit?

Imtiaz Gul | China is running full-steam ahead with multi-tier diplomacy to create a synergy of thought and action among regional countries as part of...

Rising Iranian-Pakistani tensions: Is Pakistan’s “house of cards” going to collapse?

James M. Dorsey | An Iranian warning that it may attack militant bases in the troubled province of Balochistan threatens to bring Pakistan’s house of cards...

The Butcher of Kabul: Life in times of Gulbuddin “Rocketyar”

M. K. Bhadrakumar | Personally speaking, my ‘encounters’ with Gulbuddin Hekmatyar have not been pleasant experiences. Their setting was Kabul, and the description of him...

Afghanistan’s stubbornness: An obstacle in regional development

Imtiaz Gul | At a May 2015 global forum in Beijing, former President Hamid Karzai had talked of high time to "recommit ourselves to peaceful...

Supporting Baloch insurgency: Where are Indian “high moral grounds”?

Tayyaba Sattar | New Delhi and Islamabad are once again at each other’s throat as tensions between the two continue to escalate. India is finding...

Israel-Palestine soccer battle puts FIFA in a pickle

James M. Dorsey | The perennial dispute between Israel and Palestine has put world soccer body FIFA in a bind. With FIFA groping on how...

Focusing on ISIS: Are we losing sight of a bigger enemy in Afghanistan?

Michael Kugelman | On April 13, the U.S. military dropped a huge bomb on caves and tunnels used by Islamic State fighters in eastern Afghanistan....

How do you know who am I?

Moeed Pirzada | How do you know who am I ? And what I meant? – A day earlier I was arguing the same with...

JIT: Now is the real test of Pakistan’s institutions

Saad Rasool | Earlier this week, the honourable Chief Justice of Pakistan, pursuant to the Panama Leaks judgment, dated 20th April, 2017, constituted the special...

Will the “Aam Admi” really vote for PML-N, again?

Dr. Farid A. Malik | While addressing a public meeting at Jacobabad, Saad Rafiq roared that they will rule the province of Sindh by Aam...

Indo-Pak ties: Who will end up on the losing side?

Zeeshan Munir | On May 2, 2017, Indian army accused Pakistani troops of killing and mutilating two of its soldiers patrolling the Line of Control...

Afghan attack on Chaman border: What are Pakistan’s options?

Syed Ali Zia Jaffery | The Chaman-Spin Boldak Border between Pakistan and Afghanistan has become a heated battlefield since Friday's violations by the Afghan forces....
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